Overview of the upgrade path to IXIA CCMS 7.4

The following describes what needs to be updated when upgrading to IXIA CCMS 7.4.

For brevity, this guide includes only the upgrade path from 7.2 to 7.4. If you are upgrading from an earlier version, first follow the upgrade paths in sequence as outlined in each related upgrade guide up to 7.2, and then proceed to upgrade from 7.2 to 7.4 following the instructions in this guide.

Note: The order presented in Upgrading IXIASOFT CCMS for upgrading IXIA CCMS components is the order recommended by MadCap Software. However, after you upgrade TEXTML Server, CCMS Web, and the Content Store, you can upgrade the remaining components in whatever order best suits your deployment. For instance, you might have requirements that make upgrading IXIA CCMS Desktop before CCMS Output Generator preferable.
Table 1. Upgrade requirements

Component

Requirements

TEXTML Server
If you are not currently using IXIA TEXTML Server to 4.4.1.5299 or later, you must upgrade to that version
Note: An upgrade does not require any conversion or re-indexing.

CCMS Web
Upgrade to CCMS Web 7.4
  • Starting in CCMS Web 6.0, a framework is no longer mandatory for your DTDs
  • Your existing frameworks and plugins are copied into backup folder in the installation folder prior to the upgrade
  • You must manually reinstall your custom frameworks and plugins
Note: If you are upgrading from 7.2, the Web Installer for CCMS Web 7.4 does not install any mandatory configuration changes during the installation process. If you are upgrading from an earlier version than 7.1, those installers install some mandatory configuration changes, as documented in the upgrade guides for those versions.

Content Store

If you have not already completed the identified during previous upgrades:

  • Add users to the Advanced Users group in users.xml to give them access to the advanced user functions (i.e. make them writers).
  • Update the ixia.cms.version value for the system
Note: There are optional configuration changes you should review and consider implementing, particularly changes to IXIA CCMS Web access rights and workflows, because of new features.
Note: The Web Installer automatically handles all of the mandatory updates to the Content Store.

IXIA CCMS Desktop

Upgrade to CCMS Desktop 7.4

Note: You must update the eclipse.ini file to avoid timeout errors when generating output.

IXIA CCMS Output Generator

Recommended: Upgrade to CCMS Output Generator 7.4, though this version of CCMS Output Generator does not introduce any significant changes over the prior release

IXIA CCMS Scheduler

No mandatory configuration changes for CCMS Scheduler, but you might need to manually update CCMS Scheduler templates to avoid issues with email notifications